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self-sa·cri·fic·ing | \ ˌself-ˈsa-krə-ˌfī-siŋ also -fə-siŋ or -ˌfī-ziŋ 
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\Definition of self-sacrificing
: sacrificing oneself for others
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The first known use of self-sacrificing was in 1817
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